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Black Diamond Cyborg Crampons

Black Diamond Cyborg Crampons description

Take on thin ice routes and steep mixed pitches with the completely modular Black Diamond Cyborg Crampons. Their adjustable heel bail and low-profile design create a secure fit and precision performance that most crampons can't touch. At only 2lb 5oz a pair, these Black Diamond 'poons are hardly noticeable on your feet. The Cyborg Crampons can be set up with mono or dual points, and they come with rubber ABS plates to prevent snowballing when you posthole up a mountain.

Bottom Line: Free-standing pillars? Overhanging drytooling? Neither are a problem with the Cyborg Crampons.

As usual BD comes out with a great product. Great solid platform for vertical ice, and maneuverable enough for glacier travel. The points perform well on all ice I have encountered, and the adjustability makes it easy to swap out on different boots. The antiballing plates perform well. I never have a problem while I watch my friends collect snow underfoot.

I've always believed that there were walking crampons and climbing crampons, but that combining the two would always compromise performance. BD did it, and they're amazing. I wear these with my La Sportiva Nepal Evo GTX slippers and have incredible toe placements. These crampons will make you climb harder if you let them. Worked great from the trailhead to the summit every time. Kicking steps, mono pointing for some tricky mixed, and walking around high camp, these things are ready to go. As always, you have to keep them sharp and you have to make sure they fit your boots properly. A friend of mine cut the straps short on his to save weight and to avoid having to tuck the loose ends under his gaiters, but then the strap wasn't long enough to get around his double boots. Don't do that. Also, if you're new to crampons, try putting them on at home in the dark with gloves on before you hit the mountains. I can get mine on and snugly adjusted in under a min with gloves, but it took practice.